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As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world.  About 1C of total warming.  Second chart:  about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability.  Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases.  About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 3 days ago

Private jets shouldn't exist, fuck anyone who uses them, period.

[–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 8 points 3 days ago

Well thats more palatable than eating them

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The worst part of that in my mind is that it doesn't even sound pleasant to hop a jet for your commute. Right? Like imagine driving to the airport and doing that instead.

[–] Plastic_Ramses@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

The airports the rich use for private flights are not the same airports you and i use for travel.

They roll up to the airport, drop their bags through a much more specialized scanner, walk through a basic metal detector, and board their flight.

And, depending on the airport, they may not even need to go through security like that and can literally just drive right up to the stairs leading to their private jet.

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Ugh. Still doesn't sound better than just sitting in the back seat while somebody else drives.

Edit: especially if it's going to be a long trip, seriously do you people not have games on your phones?

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If its private, why would they need security at all?

[–] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You don't need it, not sure what that guy is saying. I've flown small planes all growing up, and you don't have to talk to anybody.

Edit: Even large airports have a GA area with no TSA. There are FBOs with fuel services and stuff, but it's just a completely different thing.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I suppose it makes them feel special

They also believe they are more important and their time is more valuable than the rest of us

Shh, let's not worry about it hardworking entrepreneurs. It's dem migrants who are the problem.

[–] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 days ago